are we, as Americans better off without him? Need specifics of how.Are the Iraqs better off without him? Need specifics.Because I can't think of many good reasons anyone is better off with or without him.

Seriously, Saddamism is based on the personality cult of Saddam, not on any lasting principles. This probably won't have much of an effect on the Baathist arm of the insurgency; they're already fighting as hard as they can. Even the people fighting in his name know he's a murdering scumbag; he's just THEIR murdering scumbag, and they can rightly point out how relatively peaceful things were before the Americans showed up.

he was the best man for it, which is sad to say, but also true. Lets see how many dozens of other people try to fill his shoes and fail. We should have left him right where he was - contained and harmless - and efficiently running his country with both security and order.

THerefore the entire trial and "Murder" of Saddam are also illegal. If anything he should have been sent to the Hague at least then there would have been a shred of legality to that part of the procedure.

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